Al S. Mendoza
249 articles · Inquirer News Service
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For Pacquiao, a question of word and cash
IT doesn?t get any better than this. With Floyd Mayweather Jr. being sent to jail for domestic violence, chances are Manny Pacquiao?s case against The Fraud will also draw a favorable ruling…
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Mendoza: At 33, Pacman has the world on his fingertips
Have you fathered a child, planted a seedling, written a book? This is no bragging right, but I have done all three. No big deal there, though. For one thing, there?s nothing…
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One is up there, the other about to regain old fire
MANNY Pacquiao and Tiger Woods are celebrators this month. On Dec. 17, Pacquiao turns 33 and on Dec. 30, Woods will be 35. Expect fireworks from Pacquiao?s camp, but not from Woods?s.…
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Mendoza: Pin blame on Marquez too in controversy
I don?t know about you, fellas, but to me, Pacquiao won, period. Pacquiao failed to knock out Marquez as we had all expected. But that did not detract from the fact he…
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6 rounds for Roach; it?s 5 rounds for me
IN 24 rounds of fighting, Juan Manuel Marquez fell four times against Manny Pacquiao. In 24 rounds of fighting, Manny Pacquiao never fell even just for once against Juan Manuel Marquez. So,…
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Mendoza: Steroids and all, it?s all hype if you ask me
NOW, it is Juan Manuel Marquez?s turn to become a Manny Pacquiao. The latest report is that Marquez has grown so big?bulging muscles and all?that he might have been into steroids himself…
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Ah, boxing, who said this was a sport for saints?
THE challenger did not challenge. He came to cover his face. And he called that defense. The referee?s right: ?Protect your self at all times.? And we thought we had seen the…
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Mendoza: Donaire to win in 5 rounds vs. Narvaez
I SAY Nonito Donaire Jr. will not only defeat Omar Narvaez today, Donaire will win by knockout. I am that confident. One, Donaire is almost 5?8? and Narvaez only 5?3.? Besides being…
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It?s Donaire?s turn to show his stuff again
AFTER Marvin Sonsona, it?s Nonito Donaire Jr.?s turn to grab the spotlight. That?s tomorrow. Sonsona had successfully hit the comeback trail with just enough effort by scoring an easy unanimous decision victory…
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Mendoza: It?s Donaire?s turn to show his stuff again
AFTER Marvin Sonsona, it?s Nonito Donaire Jr.?s turn to grab the spotlight. That?s tomorrow. Sonsona had successfully hit the comeback trail with just enough effort by scoring an easy unanimous decision victory…
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Mendoza: Sonsona soon to recapture his lost throne
The present is meaningless. The future means nothing. You are in limbo: floating. You could even be in purgatory: Struggling with yourself. Hell is close by: Nothing good coming out from your…
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What I?d rather do to Floyd if I had the chance
IT was worst than that blow that knocked out Victor Ortiz on Sept. 18 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. For having delivered that fight-ending punch, Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Mendoza: I pray and hope Ortiz would be Floyd-buster
Today, who you going to call? Floyd-busters. The Sunday Shocker (Sept. 18) can only be provided by Victor Ortiz. Not Floyd Mayweather Jr. Victor should be an honest-to-goodness lip-buster or Mayweather will…
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Mendoza: Promotional tours an Arum ?orig? concept
WITH Bob Arum, the universe is in constant motion. He doesn?t stop at anything. He busies himself like a bee, so to speak. He goes for novelties all the time. Even the…
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Mendoza: Mayweather is only returning for the 3rd time
FLOYD Mayweather Jr. does not only love to dance, he also loves to retire. Hasn?t he retired three times already? The first time, it took him one year and 10 months before…
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Mendoza: Pacquiao beer mates and date with Marquez
THOSE five beer drinkers must have felt it was the drinking session of a lifetime. Why, because they had for a beer mate Manny Pacquiao as all six of them were official…
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Mendoza: Unmasking the other side of Pacquiao
I CAUGHT Manny Pacquiao on TV on Sunday. And what a guy, indeed, this boxer known from GenSan to Afghanistan as the world pound-for-pound king. He said a mouthful while he was…
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Mendoza: Boom-Boom by KO tonight against Ruiz
WILL Rey Boom-Boom Bautista succumb to his foe?s threat of a knockout win today at Waterfront Hotel in Cebu? I ask because Heriberto Ruiz, Bautista?s seemingly brash Mexican opponent, immediately bragged upon…
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Trilogy a must for Pacquiao and Marquez
If there should be a trilogy in the fabled Pacquiao-Marquez fight, let it be. This is one clash the world has been waiting for with giddiness as in the wait for the…
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No reason why Mosley won?t lose by KO
ON May 8 (Manila Time), Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to climb the ring again. But will he really fight that day? I doubt it very much. He?ll maul another sorry victim ?…